Improved washing-machine



,gitane @gtr-utenti JOHN J. KOCH, OF

REPUBLIC, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 86,555, dated Febr/ umg 2, 1869.

IMPROVED WASEINQMACHINIL The Schedule r'efen-ed to in these LettersPatent: and making part of the lame.

To all whom 'it 'may concern Beit known that I, J OHX J. Koen, ofRepublic, in the county of Seneca, and in the State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tashing-Machiue and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and generalarrangementof a washinglniaelline, which will be hereinafter fully setforth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, whichform a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is atransverse vertical section, and

Figure 2V is a side elevation, part in section.

A represents a stationary semicircnlar tub, resting on legs B B, andhavin g'along one side a-series of slnail rollers, a a, which have theirbearings in curved slats c c, secured one to each end of the tub.

From the centre of each end of the tub A, a stand ard, D, projectsupwards, 'and from these standards a smaller tub, E, is suspended, bymeans ofthe set-screws bb, which pass through the standards D D, andthrough similar standards, F F, on theinner tub.

At the front side of the movable tub E are placed two arms G G, one ateach end, which are connected by means of a cross-bar, H, forming ahandle for working the tub backwards and forwards on its pivots, theset-screws b b.

In the endsof thetub E, near the front side, are

secured a series of slats c c, placed one above the other,`

a suitabledistance', and running -the whole length of the tub from endto end.

Across the centre ofthe two tubs, A and E, is placed a shaft, I, whichis held by the two set-screws b b, these screws thus forming pivots onwhich the shaft may re volve.

. From the shaft I, two arms J J descend into the inner tub E, and tothe lower ends of said arms the rubber-board K is hinged, as shown inthe drawings.

The shaft I from which the rubber is thus suspended,

is prevented from turning on itspivots, by means of two braces L L,hinged to the arms J J, and secured at the rear side of the tub A bybooksff.

The machine is now in position for operating, the clothes being placedbetween the rub-board K and the slats o c. For the purpose of removingthe clothes, un-

hook the arms or braces L L', and throw the rub-board backward over themachine.

Another inode of operating the machine is: replace the rnb-board K toits original position, with the exception of hooking up the 'braces L Lvby means of the hooks 71I hon top of the shaft I. Then turn therevolving-tub E forward one-half round, a 1d place a pin in the hole li,in the end of the tub, which will hold it in the position shown in fig.2.

Place the clothesin the stationary tub A, release the rub-board K, byturning the arm d out ofthe loop c, in which position it can be used asan ordinary rubboard, rubbing the clethes between the rnb-board K andthe rollers a a.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the two rubbing surfaces, c a and c c, with thehinged dash-board K, attached to the arms J, as and for the purposesdescribed.

2. The arrangement of the swinging shaft I, arms J J, hinged rub-boardK, loop c, arm (Z, and braces L L, all constructed and operatingsubstantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 3d day of December, 1868.

Y JOHN J. KOCH. Witnesses ROBERT LYsLn, JOHN H. 000K.

